Gorbash was published in Lubbock, Texas, U.S.A. in the 1980s, and was named after a drunken dragon in Gordon R. Dickson's book The Dragon and the George. Issue 6 was released March 1982, and issue 7 didn't appear until 1991.

Gorbash contained prose, poetry, reviews, filking, and articles on early computer game programming. Also included were interviews with writers C.J. Cherryh, Frank Herbert, and Jack Williamson, cartoonist Richard Gershakm and musician Tommy Hancock.